Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

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Project to underground Tysons electric line will close trail next month

By Angela Woolsey
Vesper Trail will close for construction to underground a power line in the Spring Hill area of Tysons (via Dominion Energy)

Construction is about to ramp up on Dominion Energy’s undergrounding of a power line near the Spring Hill Metro station in Tysons.

The project will require an extended closure of the entire Vesper Trail from Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) to Vesper Street at Higdon Drive, starting Nov. 1, the utility company recently told residents in the area.

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Fairfax County to help more HOAs install electric vehicle chargers, expanding pilot

By Angela Woolsey
Electric vehicle chargers in a parking garage (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Fairfax County is ramping up its efforts to help homeowners’ associations and other resident groups bring electric vehicle chargers to their communities.

The county’s Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination is now accepting applications for the second phase of its Charge Up Fairfax pilot program, which provides technical and financial assistance to organizations looking to add charging stations in common areas.

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Vienna poised to adopt new zoning code, allowing slightly taller buildings in Maple Avenue core

By Angela Woolsey
The Vienna Market development was approved under the since-repealed Maple Avenue Commercial zoning regulations (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Any future buildings constructed in the heart of Vienna will get a little more vertical wiggle room under the town’s impending new zoning code.

Slated for adoption right on schedule at the town council’s meeting next Monday (Oct. 23), the first comprehensive rewrite of Vienna’s land use regulations since 1969 will introduce a few new uses and simplify the zones and districts that guide development.

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Housing development proposed to replace offices behind Herndon’s H Mart

By Angela Woolsey
A rendering of the townhomes proposed for a new residential development replacing the Herndon Corporate Center (via Stanley Martin Homes/Town of Herndon)

Herndon Corporate Center could become the latest local office park to give way to a new housing development.

Reston-based developer Stanley Martin Homes is looking to replace three of the four office buildings at 1145-1175 Herndon Parkway with condominiums and townhouses, according to an application set for a Herndon Board of Architectural Review public hearing tonight (Wednesday).

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Around Town

Barbie Dreamhouse truck to set up shop at Tysons Corner Center for a day

By Angela Woolsey
The Barbie Dreamhouse truck will stop at Tysons Corner Center on Oct. 28 (courtesy Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Living Tour)

Local shoppers looking to put the finishing touches on their Barbie Halloween costumes are in luck.

The Barbie truck is rolling back into Tysons Corner Center later this month, this time featuring a “Dreamhouse Living” theme to celebrate 60 years since the doll moved into her first residence, according to Mattel lore.

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Around Town

Carry-out empanadas shop launching soon in Reston, Great Falls and Chantilly

By Angela Woolsey
The carry-out shop Ramona Empanadas is coming to Señor Ramon Taqueria restaurants in Reston, Chantilly and Great Falls (courtesy Señor Ramon Taqueria)

A local taqueria will expand its services next month with the introduction of a new empanadas shop.

Señor Ramon Taqueria hopes to launch Ramona Empanadas by Nov. 15, founder Damian Dajcz says. The carry-out shop will start at Señor Ramon’s flagship Leesburg restaurant before rolling out to its other locations in Sterling, Reston, Great Falls and Chantilly.

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Police: Man shot by crossbow in Bailey’s Crossroads

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police (file photo)

Fairfax County police are on the lookout for an individual who apparently shot a man in Bailey’s Crossroads with a crossbow.

A caller told 911 shortly after midnight on Sunday (Oct. 15) that he was walking down Carlin Springs Road at Columbia Pike when something struck his back, like “he was shot with something,” but he couldn’t tell what it was, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Chantilly corporate center eyed for housing with gardens inspired by county park

By Angela Woolsey
The proposed Park East at Westfields housing development (via LDC/Fairfax County)

An homage to Ellanor C. Lawrence Park could take root in place of a partially developed business center in the Westfields area of Chantilly.

Developer Pulte Homes is seeking to transform the Park East Corporate Center (14150 Parkeast Circle) into a new residential neighborhood with green spaces “that follow a theme designed to be consistent” with the 650-acre park south of the property, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County.

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Candy maker Mars entices county planning commission with HQ expansion proposal

By Angela Woolsey
Mars Inc. is seeking to expand its headquarters in McLean (via VIKA/Fairfax County)

Fairfax County’s planning commissioners weren’t quite as giddy as kids in a candy store when presented with Mars Inc.’s plan to expand its McLean headquarters last week, but the general level of enthusiasm wasn’t too far off.

The only note of disappointment sounded during the public hearing last Wednesday (Oct. 11) came when Sully District Commissioner Evelyn Spain joked that she had hoped to get some early Halloween treats.

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Around Town

Fairfax ‘landmark’ Coyote Grille goes dark after 21 years

By Angela Woolsey
Coyote Grille and Cantina has closed after 21 years in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax City’s Coyote Grille and Cantina has unleashed its last howl.

The eatery abruptly closed its doors at 10266 Main Street for good on Oct. 1 after serving up tacos, margaritas and other dishes and drinks inspired by the American Southwest for more than two decades.

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